NYSE$PNC

PNC Financial Services Group Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

PNC reported strong results driven by positive operating leverage and well-controlled expenses, with increased capital levels and tangible book value.

PNC Financial Services Group reported a net income of $1.6 billion, or $3.60 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023. The company generated positive operating leverage, controlled expenses, and maintained strong credit quality while increasing capital levels. However, revenue declined slightly due to lower net interest income.

  • Generated positive operating leverage of 3%.
  • Revenue declined 1% due to lower net interest income.
  • Expenses were well controlled, decreasing 4%.
  • CET1 capital ratio increased 30 basis points to 9.8%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.23B

Previous: $5.55B-5.7%
EPS (adj)

$3.60

Previous: $3.78-4.8%
Net Interest Margin

2.7%

Previous: 2.8%-3.9%
Efficiency Ratio

62.0%

Previous: 59.0%+5.1%
ROA

1.1%

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$1.57B

Previous: $1.64B-4.3%
Net Income

$1.57B

Previous: $1.64B-4.3%
Operating Income

$1.94B

Previous: $3.73B-48.1%
Gross Profit

$5.23B

Previous: $5.31B-1.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$46.8B

Previous: $40.3B+16.2%
Total Assets

$557B

Previous: $559B-0.4%

Revenue & EPS history

PNC · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.23B

Q3 2023-5.7%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PNC · $1.17B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Retail Banking
    $1.09B-60.1%
  • Asset Mgmt Group
    $73M-81.6%

Forward guidance

PNC expects the federal funds rate to remain unchanged in the near term, between 5.25% and 5.50% through mid-2024, when PNC expects federal funds rate cuts in response to the recession.

Tailwinds

  • Economic growth accelerated in the first half of 2023
  • PNC’s baseline outlook is for a mild recession starting in the first half of 2024, with a small contraction in real GDP of less than 1%, lasting into the second half of 2024.
  • The unemployment rate will increase through the rest of 2023 and throughout 2024, peaking at close to 5% in early 2025.
  • Inflation will slow with weaker demand, moving back to the Federal Reserve's 2% objective by mid-2024.
  • PNC expects the federal funds rate to remain unchanged in the near term, between 5.25% and 5.50% through mid-2024

Headwinds

  • Ongoing Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening to slow inflation is weighing on interest-rate sensitive industries.
  • Sectors where interest rates play an outsized role, such as business investment and consumer spending on durable goods, will contract into 2024.
  • PNC’s baseline outlook is for a mild recession starting in the first half of 2024
  • The unemployment rate will increase through the rest of 2023 and throughout 2024
  • Inflation will slow with weaker demand

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

37 / 73 earnings

Positive

+6.3%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-9.0%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+4.2%+2.6%-3.7%
Q1 2026+2.5%+2.6%-3.7%
Q3 2025-4.0%-4.0%-3.0%
Q2 2025+0.6%-0.2%+4.4%
Q1 2025+0.0%-1.9%+15.5%
Q4 2024-0.9%-0.9%-3.3%
Q3 2024+0.7%+0.5%+10.3%
Q2 2024+6.3%+3.8%+1.7%
Q1 2024-1.5%+1.8%+7.6%
Q4 2023-0.1%+2.2%+9.8%
Q3 2023-2.6%-4.6%-0.7%
Q2 2023+4.1%+5.6%-2.9%
Q1 2023+3.0%+5.7%-8.1%
Q4 2022-8.5%-1.6%-2.0%
Q3 2022+1.9%-0.8%+8.4%
Q2 2022+2.5%+6.1%+15.7%
Q1 2022-1.5%-0.2%-11.8%
Q4 2021-6.2%-9.6%-9.4%
Q3 2021-0.8%+5.1%+0.5%
Q2 2021+0.1%-6.1%+0.6%
Q1 2021+1.7%+0.2%+14.1%
Q4 2020-3.4%-3.2%+0.5%
Q3 2020-2.6%-2.2%+9.1%
Q2 2020+3.7%+1.7%+10.4%
Q1 2020-9.0%+3.1%-2.2%
Q4 2019-4.5%-4.1%-3.6%
Q3 2019+0.6%+2.6%+6.3%
Q2 2019+0.1%+0.6%-8.5%
Q1 2019+1.8%+4.0%+2.9%
Q4 2018+0.6%+3.4%+2.5%
Q3 2018-4.6%-3.3%+2.0%
Q2 2018+2.1%+3.2%+4.0%
Q1 2018-5.7%-7.1%-1.0%
Q4 2017+0.5%+1.8%+0.1%
Q3 2017-0.2%-0.4%-2.1%
Q2 2017+0.0%-0.7%+0.6%
Q1 2017+2.1%+0.4%+4.1%
Q4 2016-3.4%-1.4%+4.4%
Q3 2016+0.3%+4.2%+20.5%
Q2 2016-0.9%-0.3%+2.6%
Q1 2016-1.2%
Q4 2015-1.8%
Q3 2015-1.6%
Q2 2015+1.8%
Q1 2015-2.0%
Q4 2014+2.7%
Q3 2014-3.3%
Q2 2014-5.6%
Q1 2014+2.0%
Q4 2013+4.3%
Q3 2013+3.0%
Q2 2013+1.9%
Q1 2013+0.7%
Q4 2012+3.4%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2012-5.0%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q1 2012+0.7%
Q3 2011-3.6%
Q2 2011-3.6%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2007-2.8%
Q4 2010-2.8%
Q3 2010-0.6%
Q2 2010-0.2%
Q1 2009+5.3%
Q1 2010+2.6%
Q4 2009+0.8%
Q3 2008+3.0%
Q3 2009+3.0%
Q2 2008-7.8%
Q4 2008-7.8%
Q2 2009-7.8%

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